jpdb beta

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

5

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

9

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

3

Naha (city in Okinawa)

2

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

3

thanks

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

10

keema curry; minced-meat curry

1

coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

6

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

collaboration

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

rebellious phase; rebellious age

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

4

shellfish; seashell; shell

3

pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)

2

Branchinella kugenumaensis (species of fairy shrimp)

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.); shield shrimp

8

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

help; aid; assistance

1

being on duty; person on duty

3

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

5

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

3

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

7

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

bus stop

2

it is I who should say so

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

12

Sunday

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

9

bicycle; bike

14

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

9

congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

8

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3